Writing the Paper

Writing and Editing

This is the scary part: getting all that good stuff down on paper. Don't Panic! Browse the websites listed below.

For guidance on how to get the ideas down on paper visit:

Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Writing Techniques Handbook. <http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/techniquesmenu.html> (accessed 12/14/01)

For guidance on editing, revising, polishing the paper:

Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Editing and Proofreading Strategies. 2001. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_edit.html> (accessed 12/14/01)

To settle style and grammar issues check:

Strunk, William. Elements of Style. Ithaca, N.Y.: Privately printed [Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W.P. Humphrey], 1918. Available at Bartleby.com. 1999. <http://www.bartleby.com/141/>. (accessed 12/14/01).

Documenting Your Work

It is extremely important that you document where your ideas and information originated. A bibliography or works cited sheet at the end of the paper is something, but you must note each time you quote or paraphrase a concept. Your instructor may tell you what citation style to use. Otherwise, my favorite is the Chicago Style.

The best source for how to document online sources is Online! a reference guide to using internet sources. By Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. 2001. <http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/index.html> (accessed 12/12/01). This covers APA, Chicago, CBE, and MLA styles for online resources. Chicago and MLA styles are the most common for this type of paper.